United States Seventh Circuit

Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the focus is not on whether the name used by the creditor is permitted by law, but on whether the name used results in the debtor's deception in terms of what entity is trying to collect his debt.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2004
• Decided 09/01/2004
• Published 09/01/2004

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lance A. Raphael, Stacy M. Bardo (argued), Consumer Advocacy Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant


• For Appellees:
  
• Faith Gay (argued), White & Case, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee